Working Families Kept out of Poverty by the EITC and CTC, 2009-2011
| State |
People Kept Out of Poverty by EITC & CTC |
Children Kept Out of Poverty by EITC & CTC |
People Kept Out of Poverty by EITC Alone |
Children Kept Out of Poverty by EITC Alone |
| Nation |
9,361,529 |
4,911,697 |
6,085,542 |
3,084,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Alabama |
129,035 |
74,910 |
- |
- |
| Alaska |
17,282 |
9,537 |
- |
- |
| Arizona |
234,445 |
130,772 |
170,769 |
86,807 |
| Arkansas |
102,052 |
56,573 |
- |
- |
| California |
1,273,536 |
629,095 |
758,351 |
356,721 |
| Colorado |
151,508 |
82,219 |
74,714 |
37,439 |
| Connecticut |
67,471 |
33,018 |
40,461 |
18,989 |
| Delaware |
23,876 |
12,457 |
15,699 |
7,941 |
| District of Columbia |
13,753 |
6,870 |
- |
- |
| Florida |
532,255 |
281,417 |
359,101 |
183,596 |
| Georgia |
393,575 |
208,602 |
251,259 |
126,982 |
| Hawaii |
47,566 |
23,946 |
28,849 |
14,334 |
| Idaho |
69,167 |
35,560 |
43,040 |
22,841 |
| Illinois |
421,886 |
223,844 |
283,679 |
146,623 |
| Indiana |
212,359 |
119,453 |
135,408 |
72,276 |
| Iowa |
71,123 |
39,067 |
47,170 |
24,513 |
| Kansas |
72,133 |
39,257 |
- |
- |
| Kentucky |
148,776 |
82,679 |
91,827 |
50,067 |
| Louisiana |
125,504 |
68,555 |
- |
- |
| Maine |
24,054 |
13,464 |
15,651 |
8,428 |
| Maryland |
120,390 |
61,095 |
79,162 |
39,804 |
| Massachusetts |
143,689 |
72,871 |
- |
- |
| Michigan |
236,636 |
119,630 |
137,842 |
60,257 |
| Minnesota |
76,752 |
42,574 |
- |
- |
| Mississippi |
116,092 |
60,324 |
83,123 |
41,846 |
| Missouri |
178,548 |
96,736 |
120,707 |
64,872 |
| Montana |
28,304 |
14,674 |
- |
- |
| Nebraska |
53,861 |
28,540 |
38,009 |
19,028 |
| Nevada |
101,950 |
50,712 |
59,078 |
27,436 |
| New Hampshire |
19,590 |
10,796 |
- |
- |
| New Jersey |
211,096 |
105,617 |
144,409 |
73,267 |
| New Mexico |
64,839 |
35,836 |
- |
- |
| New York |
547,179 |
281,525 |
367,844 |
184,466 |
| North Carolina |
394,876 |
201,583 |
293,408 |
145,769 |
| North Dakota |
9,286 |
4,675 |
- |
- |
| Ohio |
269,897 |
135,646 |
188,643 |
90,026 |
| Oklahoma |
116,974 |
71,111 |
66,825 |
38,019 |
| Oregon |
116,917 |
59,772 |
83,311 |
41,108 |
| Pennsylvania |
229,837 |
117,898 |
166,000 |
83,510 |
| Rhode Island |
28,328 |
13,948 |
18,550 |
8,936 |
| South Carolina |
126,754 |
69,606 |
87,388 |
48,037 |
| South Dakota |
18,552 |
10,419 |
- |
- |
| Tennessee |
233,907 |
119,030 |
163,639 |
81,644 |
| Texas |
1,137,863 |
617,303 |
768,016 |
411,142 |
| Utah |
91,079 |
50,049 |
61,979 |
33,495 |
| Vermont |
13,572 |
6,774 |
8,300 |
4,188 |
| Virginia |
160,339 |
84,698 |
94,191 |
46,771 |
| Washington |
208,070 |
107,520 |
116,078 |
58,946 |
| Wisconsin |
135,512 |
70,823 |
83,471 |
41,820 |
|
| Data suppressed for states with small sample sizes |
Source: Brookings Institution analysis of Supplemental Poverty Measure Public Use Data